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Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|The driver and passenger front airbag modules, after having been deployed, in a Peugeot 306
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An airbag is a safety device in vehicles that rapidly inflates with gas when a crash occurs, cushioning passengers from impact with hard surfaces inside the car. It matters because airbags significantly reduce the risk of serious injury or death during collisions by providing a protective barrier between occupants and the vehicle's interior.
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Research
2,442 papers- History of airbag safety benefits and risks.Traffic injury prevention · 2024
- A Systematic Review on Airbag-Induced Burns.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2021
- Head and Neck Airbag Penetrating Injuries.The Journal of craniofacial surgery · 2025
- Airbag-mediated pediatric atlanto-occipital dislocation.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation · 2006
- Airbag deployment-related eye injuries.Traffic injury prevention · 2017
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Article
41 sectionsContents
- Active vs. passive safety
- History
- Origins
- As a substitute for seat belts
- As a supplemental restraint system
- Frontal airbag
- Shape of airbags
- Rear airbag
- Side airbag
- Side torso airbag
- Side tubular or curtain airbag
- Roll-sensing curtain airbag (RSCA)
- Center airbag
- Knee airbag
- Rear curtain airbag
- Seat cushion airbag
- Seat-belt airbag
- Pedestrian airbag
- Manufacturers
- Operation
- Triggering conditions
- Inflation
- Variable-force deployment
- Post-deployment
- Regulatory specifications
- United States
- Europe
- Central and South America
- India
- Maintenance
- Limitations
- Injuries and fatalities
- Airbag fatality statistics
- Aerospace and military applications
- Spacecraft airbag landing systems
- Aircraft airbag landing systems
- Occupant protection
- Other uses
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|The driver and passenger front airbag modules, after having been deployed, in a Peugeot 306
An airbag or supplemental inflatable restraint is a vehicle occupant-restraint system using a bag designed to inflate in milliseconds during a collision and then deflate afterwards. It consists of an airbag cushion, a flexible fabric bag, an inflation module, and an impact sensor. The purpose of the airbag is to provide a vehicle occupant with soft cushioning and restraint during a collision. It can reduce injuries between the flailing occupant and the vehicle's interior.